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Women of color experiencing homelessness as individuals are a growing population, but policy and program changes could help them exit homelessness and access permanent housing.
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To improve Black women’s economic well-being, policymakers will need to address systemic racial and gender disparities in education, employment, housing, and health care.
RestoreHER , a Georgia-based policy advocacy reentry organization, initially planned to assess the criminalization of behavior during pregnancy in one county in Georgia, with the idea that these data might be indicative of national trends and might have implications for constitutionally protected
Rising homeownership rates among Latino families—particularly Latina women with children—could mean increased housing stability and wealth for them now and for future generations.
Though abortion has been debated in US politics for decades, the evidence is clear: access to legal abortion improves women’s lives.
State governments can improve job quality among Latina workers by expanding access to health care, retirement plans, and child care.
Despite substantial progress toward narrowing the gender pay gap since the Equal Pay Act was enacted decades ago, women still earn less than men, in no small part because of unequal expectations around family caregiving.